Did you do kegels before delivery?

coryandsuzanne · June 2010

And did it make a difference? I forget to do them and don't really know if it makes a difference. Guess I should start now if they help!

mrs.vanderwall · June 2010

I did them and I agree..they made a difference. I've been slacking since delivery, but am trying to remember them lately.

smorzandoj · June 2010

In my personal opinion/experinece it makes NO difference. I did none and had a super easy delivery - pushed less then 30 minutes. And now everything is fine and I still have control over my bladder and such.

Ivana_Stolichnaya · June 2010

No I didn't do them. I ended up pushing for two hours then she was vacuumed out.

mtbmama · June 2010

I always forgot to do them when I was pregnant. I definitely needed to start them after my delivery. I was surprised how weak those muscles felt when I tried doing them after giving birth. I do them now, if I remember. Thankfully I have no leakage issues.

palmeram · June 2010

Even though my doctor was great during delivery and helped me to know where exactly to focus my pushing. Doing kegels defnitely helped me, I only pushed for about 30 minutes. Now if I could only remember to do them now.

broomy · June 2010

smorzandoj:
In my personal opinion/experinece it makes NO difference. I did none and had a super easy delivery - pushed less then 30 minutes. And now everything is fine and I still have control over my bladder and such.

This. Also, my doc told me they don't make much difference before labor, since really you're supposed to push with your bottom, as if you're constipated and trying to push out a big poo. I took her advice and pushed out my 8-pounder in about 20 min. They're more important after labor, if you pushed a long time and stretched the muscles a lot.

jilicious · June 2010

I did 150 - 200 a day in the three months before birth. They aren't muscles that help you to push, but they're important. Strong pelvic floor muscles help the baby to present his or her head the correct way, which makes for an easier birth (relatively speaking), whereas weak pelvic muscles cause the flattest, widest top part of the baby's head to present. My baby's cone head was a sight to be seen, and I had two minuscule tears. I never peed myself during pregnancy or after, and my husband said that I feel exactly the same during sex as I did before the birth.

All those reasons tell me that kegels are most definitely no waste of time.

So get to squeezing, sister!

kirkette · June 2010

I did them during pregnancy. I've been doing them since a few days after delivery. I have no leakage issues. So far so good!

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